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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8522 Steel

Both S30601 stainless steel and EN 1.8522 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220 to 380
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
730 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
63

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23 to 33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.29 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
93.7 to 96
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25